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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Road Walker who wrote (457351)2/18/2009 12:26:50 PM
From: tejek2 Recommendations  Read Replies (2) of 1578237
 
coal that is truly clean

Do you realize how huge it will be if they can make coal clean? The US has one of the largest deposits of coal in the world.....mainly anthracite...the long burning kind. In one fell swoop, we could become energy independent.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY Homes and buildings soak up 40 percent of the energy generated in this country — more than vehicles. Of the $25 billion provided for energy efficiency, more than half is aimed at helping low-income families weatherize one million homes and helping governments at all levels retrofit public buildings.

This is much bigger than people realize. With my water heater, I had three settings....high for winter, medium for fall and spring, and low for summer. After wrapping the heater in insulation at a cost of $8 and a half hour of my time, I have been able to keep the setting on low all winter.......and we've had one of the coldest winters in years.

MASS TRANSIT Federal transportation spending has long favored highways over mass transit by a 4-to-1 margin, even though mass transit is far more effective in reducing oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The package improves this ratio while providing $17.7 billion for mass transit, Amtrak and high-speed rail, nearly a 70 percent increase over present spending levels.

This is huge for Amtrak. I think its on top of their normal operating allocation from Congress. We may finally get a real passenger train system like the rest of the countries of the world.
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